Emry, John H. bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 870-871, Putman Township
John H. Emry was born in Joshua township, this county, in 1841, Dec. 25, and was a Christmas present to his parents, David F. and Catharine (Alms) Emry, who were married on New Year's Day of that year. His father was from Ohio and his mother a native of Pennsylvania. They reside in Canton township. At the outbreak of the war Mr. E. enlisted in the 67th Ill. Inf. and was discharged at Camp Douglas in Oct., '62. On the 4th of Dec., '67, in Canton, he was married to Harriet E. Vaughan, who was born May 27, '45.They have a family of 6 children: Effie, Daisy, Rosa, Frank Lee, Ralph and the baby. Mr. E. resides on sec. 1; P. O., Civer.